Peach Blossom Mountain Liu Jiaxiu's Biography

Chapter 1345 The investiture ceremony, and the second marriage to a beautiful woman.

After Su Yue'e married into Liu Changxu's family, she quickly won the approval of Wu Xuege, Murong Yuyao and other women because of her gentle and easy-going nature and her excellent interpersonal skills, and successfully integrated into this big family.

Liu Changxu was very satisfied with his wife and devoted himself to spending a very warm and romantic honeymoon with her.

Three months after marrying Su Yue'e, on the morning of November 18th, 296th year of the Great Han Dynasty, at the strong urging of Wu Xuege, Murong Yuyao and their children, as well as the civil and military officials of the Immortal Dynasty, Liu Changxu held a grand investiture ceremony at the Cloud Palace.

At this grand ceremony, Liu Changxu conferred the title of Empress of the Eastern Palace upon Wu Xuege, Empress of the Western Palace upon Murong Yuyao, and Empress of the Central Palace upon Duan Yuwei.

At the same time, Xiao Zier was conferred the title of Consort Zi, Zhao Qier as Consort Qi, Chen Yufei as Consort Chen, Yang Qingxue as Consort Qing, Jiang Xuefeng as Consort Feng, Su Jinxiu as Consort Jin, Liu Qingying as Consort Liu, Li Zhenxin as Consort Xin, Lian'er as Consort Lian, Dongxue as Consort Xue, Yang Yuxuan as Consort Xuan, Su Yue'e as Consort E, Ziling as Consort Ling, and Zisu as Consort Su.

Regarding the investiture of the princes, the following sons were enfeoffed: Liu Fuyue (third son) as King of Yue, Liu Fufeng (fourth son) as King of Feng, Liu Fuchao (sixth son) as King of Chao, Liu Fuyang (seventh son) as King of Yang, Liu Fuba (eleventh son) as King of Ba, Liu Fuhe (sixteenth son) as King of He, Liu Fucheng (seventeenth son) as King of Cheng, Liu Fuxiong (nineteenth son) as King of Xiong, Liu Fusheng (twentieth son) as King of Sheng, Liu Fuhai (twenty-first son) as King of Hai, Liu Fuyu (twenty-second son) as King of Yu, Liu Fule (twenty-third son) as King of Le, Liu Fukun (twenty-fourth son) as King of Kun, Liu Fujin (twenty-fifth son) as King of Jin, Liu Fusheng (twenty-sixth son) as King of Sheng, Liu Fuzhao (twenty-seventh son) as King of Zhao, Liu Fuxing (twenty-eighth son) as King of Xing, Liu Fuxing (twenty-ninth son) as King of Tian, ​​and Liu Fujiang (thirtieth son) as King of Jiang.
At the princess conferment ceremony, the eldest daughter, Liu Fujia, was named Princess Fujia; the fifteenth daughter, Liu Fuyin, was named Princess Fuyin; the sixteenth daughter, Liu Fuhui, was named Princess Fuhui; the seventeenth daughter, Liu Fuxin, was named Princess Fuxin; the eighteenth daughter, Liu Fuyue, was named Princess Fuyue; and the nineteenth daughter, Liu Fujing, was named Princess Fujing.

Liu Changxu's delay in holding this investiture ceremony until now is truly a helpless move. In the past, although Liu Changxu established the Great Han Immortal Dynasty based on the Liu family and crowned himself the Great Han Immortal Emperor, he did not conduct any investiture ceremonies within or outside the family.

It can be said that, apart from the name of the Great Han Dynasty and the title of Emperor Liu Changxu, he still used the same methods he used to govern his family to manage the country.

Liu Changxu acted this way because he didn't want to damage family relationships due to excessive pragmatism. However, reality proved that his idea was somewhat naive.

As an important means of governing the country and uniting people's hearts, the practice of bestowing titles upon officials has its own rationale for existence.

Although the Great Han Immortal Dynasty had been established for nearly three hundred years, Liu Changxu realized that the sense of identification with the Great Han Immortal Dynasty among its high-ranking officials and major affiliated families was still unsatisfactory. This prompted Liu Changxu to reflect on the appropriateness of his past actions, and coupled with the strong demands of his wife and children, this investiture ceremony was finally brought about.

Of course, in addition to bestowing titles upon his wife and children, Liu Changxu also bestowed titles upon members of the Liu family who had made outstanding contributions to the development and expansion of the family, with the number of recipients reaching tens of thousands.

The ranks of nobility in the Great Han Dynasty were divided into six grades: King, Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, and Baron. Liu Changxu's biological sons were all granted the title of Prince of the First Rank; while his surviving grandsons, such as Liu Zeyuan and Liu Zeqian, were granted the title of Prince of the Second Rank. For example, Liu Zeyuan was granted the title of Prince of Yuanze, and Liu Zeqian was granted the title of Prince of Qianze.

As for the titles conferred upon Liu Changxu's other bloodline descendants and members of the Liu family, they were mainly determined based on the magnitude of their achievements.

The Great Han Immortal Dynasty has a vast territory but a sparse population. Therefore, Liu Changxu is implementing a true land distribution system this time, granting out large amounts of unclaimed land and spiritual veins.

Of course, the granting of land and spiritual veins is determined by the title of nobility, with princes being granted the largest area of ​​land and the highest-grade spiritual veins.

Liu Changxu was particularly generous to his children, not only retaining the lands he had previously granted them, but also bestowing upon them many new fiefdoms.

This large-scale investiture by the Great Han Immortal Dynasty not only greatly encouraged those who received the investiture, but also inspired the affiliated cultivation forces and ordinary cultivators within the Great Han Immortal Dynasty.

Before the end of this investiture ceremony, Liu Changxu solemnly announced that he would hold another investiture ceremony within three years to confer titles upon those cultivators who had made outstanding contributions to the establishment and development of the Great Han Immortal Dynasty.

Once this news spread, Liu Changxu clearly noticed that the cohesion of the entire Great Han Immortal Dynasty was rapidly increasing, and the dynasty's fortune was also rising sharply. Of course, to prevent those clansmen who had been granted titles and fiefdoms from losing their ambition, the Great Han Immortal Dynasty implemented a system of descending the rank of the title for all titles.

However, given that most of those who were granted titles had long lifespans, the practical significance of this method of descending the rank of the title did not become apparent in the short term.

After the investiture ceremony, the entire Han Dynasty began preparing to welcome Zhao Qingxia, the Princess of Qingxia of the Qin Dynasty.

On the morning of May 18th, 297th year of the Great Han Dynasty, the sunlight gently shone on the Cloud Palace. Inside the Cloud Palace, celestial music wafted, red silk fluttered, and a festive atmosphere permeated the air, as if even the air itself was filled with a sweet scent.

Inside the magnificent Cloud Palace, Liu Changxu, witnessed by thousands of guests, and Princess Zhao Qingxia, devoutly bowed to heaven and earth, officially becoming husband and wife.

Subsequently, Liu Changxu, in his capacity as the Great Han Immortal Emperor, solemnly bestowed upon Zhao Qingxia the title of Consort Xia.

As night quietly falls and the lanterns are lit, a warm and elegant bridal chamber in the Ruyi Residence of the Cloud Palace is filled with a soft and romantic atmosphere.

Filled with anticipation and love, Liu Changxu slowly reached out and gently lifted the bright red veil from Zhao Qingxia's head.

In an instant, a stunningly beautiful face, ethereal and incomparably charming, came into his view. Her face was like a piece of jade gently caressed by the moonlight, delicate and warm, with eyebrows like distant mountains, and eyes like stars twinkling in the night sky, exuding ethereal beauty and shyness. Beneath her delicate nose, her lips were slightly pursed, so beautiful that one could not look away.

"His Majesty!"

The moment the veil was lifted, Zhao Qingxia's ethereal and melodious voice rang out softly, like a gentle breeze in the forest, melodious and pleasing to the ear, stirring Liu Changxu's heartstrings.

"My beloved concubine, you are so beautiful!"

Liu Changxu's eyes were full of admiration, and he sincerely praised:
After speaking, he gently took his wife's delicate, snow-white hand in his own, as if he were holding the most precious treasure in the world.

However, in the next second, the jade hand that was firmly held in his palm vanished without a trace, like a dream bubble.

Liu Changxu was taken aback and subconsciously looked up. He saw a sly smile quietly appear between Zhao Qingxia's brows and eyes, like a smug little fox, her expression clearly showing the joy of a successful conspiracy.

Liu Changxu never expected that Zhao Qingxia would be so playful and lively, daring to tease him on their wedding night.

After a brief moment of surprise, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, a hint of doting and teasing flashed in his eyes, and he leaned to the side, pouncing towards Zhao Qingxia.

In an instant, a unique and hilarious chase game unfolded in the warm and romantic bridal chamber.

The couple's laughter echoed throughout the bridal chamber, weaving together a symphony of love and joy.